Cat update

[yendi]

For those wondering, Max checked out just fine, in spite of not having a check-up for years. He got his shots updated, but seems to have forgiven us.

Jack's eye infection and his skin condition both seem harmless (they sent a culture of the latter out to see if it was ringworm, but it didn't show any fungal signs when under a black light, and the pattern isn't exactly ringwormesque, although it's close). They think that both are the result of some variant of feline herpes that Jack might have had in the shelter. They did give us an ointment for the eye, and suggest some fungal cream treatment for the patch, just in case.

Otherwise, he's healthy and fine.

And big. When we first took him in (on June 29), he weighed 3.2 pounds. Now, he's up to 5.5 pounds. I verified this today, when he decided to hop on me and climb onto my shoulder. He spent ten minutes perched on the back of my neck while I typed, and wouldn't get off, even when I went to wake shadesong. I had to stoop over to prevent him from just digging claws in. I can safely say he's a chunk heavier now than before (and if you think two pounds doesn't make a huge difference, trust me, you're wrong).

Comments

[ocean-song.livejournal.com]

Glad he's ok, and that the doc could give you something for the eyes and skin. Poor baby. And yes, kittens dont realize how much heavier they are as they grow up. Perhaps its time to start training him now for a more scalable perch position?

P.S. - missing that ice cream. Dang, that was good!

[yendi]

Yeah, I'm going to have to work on training him not to use my neck. Also, to avoid the keyboard drawer.

And yeah, damned good ice cream. You missed the Bruster's cake we had at the party on Saturday. They just rock.

[blueingenue.livejournal.com]

Speaking of ice cream, today I found in my trunk a pint of Tofutti, sitting upside down on its lid. Thank goodness it didn't leak. I think it's from your groceries on Saturday. After three days in my trunk, I think it's safe to say the Tofutti is toast. I threw it out.

[yendi]

Crap! You know, I'd sworn I'd bought it, but I didn't see any in the freezer, and had thrown away the receipt, so I figured I was on crack.